Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro Maryse Daviet meets newly appointed Speaker of Parliament Aleksa Bečić

Maryse Daviet, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, met with the newly appointed Speaker of the Parliament, Aleksa Bečić, on 7 October 2020 in Podgorica.

Daviet congratulated Bečić on his appointment and said that the Parliament has been a long-standing partner of the Mission.

“In close co-ordination with the Parliament’s Office of the Secretary General, the Mission has focused on strengthening the service staff, as they are the backbone of a strong democratic institution. The Mission stands ready to continue with its technical assistance to the Parliament in close co-ordination with you and your team to ensure that the Mission responds to the specific needs of the Parliament, of its committees, and service staff,” said Daviet.

She recalled that since 2006, the Mission has worked in partnership with the Parliament to implement projects focusing on strengthening the capacity of the committees, building the capacity of the service staff, supporting co-operation amongst parliaments and promoting a more gender sensitive parliament.

President Bečić expressed gratitude for the continued good co-operation between the Parliament of Montenegro and the Mission and said that he expects good relations to continue through future reform processes.

He commented on the significant contribution of the OSCE Mission during the work of the Committee for Further Reform of Electoral and Other Legislation and welcomed the engagement of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights during the monitoring of the election process.